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Chapter 660 Establishment of the State Council
For Ning Yu, there is really no good way to contain the UK right now, mainly because the British have just begun to enter Asia, and the current British East India Company has not yet reached the level of power in the future. India's influence is also very limited.

Today's India is mainly in the period of the Mughal dynasty, but the dynasty has shown a trend of decline. There are not only open enemies such as Sikhs and Persians on the outside, but also emerging Marathas on the inside. The stronger it is, there is a tendency to replace the Mughals, so the current situation of the Mughals can be described as internal and external troubles.

For the current India, the real variable is the European powers that have entered, they have the strength to influence the direction of India, and the first European country to establish a stronghold in India is Portugal, but was later defeated by the Dutch, of course, Now the Dutch are basically expelled from India by Britain and France, so at this time, the European powers pursuing interests in India are mainly Britain and France.

Today the main entity that manages British affairs in India is the British East India Company. Although it is not yet able to directly confront the Mughal Dynasty, they are very smart and have obtained trade from Emperor Muhammad Faruh Sial through personal friendship. Privileges, able to erode the territories of independent Indian princes step by step.

Ernst said softly: "Only from the current point of view, the actions of the British East India Company in India are still relatively restrained. They are more inclined to absorb the nutrients of the Mughal Dynasty through trade, just like worms eating a big tree. Until the big trees completely collapsed, and they also faced the challenge of the French."

Ning Yu nodded slightly. He didn't remember India's history clearly. He only knew that India later became a jewel on the crown of the Queen of England, but he didn't know how it became a jewel. Even Mughal Erwang didn't know much about it either.

"Ernst, right now the conflict between the British and the French is looming, just like this time against Russia, there is no French in the British alliance. Since we want to achieve division, we might as well choose to support the French in India have greater influence."

Ernst nodded, and he also agreed with this judgment. In fact, one of the important missions of the Mossad, an intelligence organization he has deployed in Europe, is to provoke the relationship between Britain and France, so as to promote the early cooperation between the two European overlords. Breaking up, and now playing chess in advance in India seems to be very good.

Song Enming on the side thought about something more, and said in a low voice: "In this case, why don't I contact France directly to achieve an alliance and fight against Britain?"

"I'm afraid that France will not stand with us right now, and will even contribute to the flames secretly."

Ernst shook his head, and took a deep look at the emperor, "The rise of Great Chu is too fast, not only Britain fears us, but also France, so they will not take the risk of offending the whole of Europe to join us." We ally."

There was a weird smile on Ning Yu's face. Of course he knew that it was impossible for France to really stand in Da Chu's camp right now. France hammered the whole of Europe. It's a pity that the fierce man hasn't been born yet.

"Well, Ernst, the layout for Europe cannot be stopped because of this incident. What I want is the future. As for India, it can give the French some help and further test the British."

As for what can be tested out, that is a later matter.

On April 15th, 380, after long preparations and speculations, the heavy solid wood door of the State Council was finally fully opened, and [-] seven well-dressed members of the State Council were finally elected, including both from Representatives from the local provinces, as well as from the military, as well as representatives from all walks of life, all walked towards the State Council with joy on their faces.

The large hall of the State Council is very large, with a total of 660 seats. It is divided into two rows, the upper row is dedicated to noble representatives with titles, while the lower row is divided into local representatives and various departments. Representatives from all walks of life, so people at the time called the upper row the Upper State Council, and the lower row the Lower State Council.

There is no difference in status between the Upper State Council and the Lower State Council, but there is a certain difference in the distribution of power. That is, the Upper State Council itself has no right to propose proposals, but only the power to review bills passed by the Lower State Council. When the Upper State Council disagreed with the proposal of the Lower State Council, it could not directly veto it, and could only submit it to the emperor for final review.

When everyone sat down, three dull drums came from the rostrum, which meant that the chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the State Council was about to take the stage, and everyone couldn't help but look up.

The chairman of the preparatory committee of the State Council is none other than Ning Zhongjing, the old chief assistant. His hair is a little gray, but his spirit is very good. The mallet knocked down on the table even more forcefully.

"According to His Majesty's decree, the 15th National Council of State Council was formally established. There are 380 members of the State Council, and today there are 380 seven members. This chairman announces that the State Council meeting will officially begin!"

"boom--"

With the sound of a clear gavel, everyone couldn't help but tremble. They looked at the rostrum above their heads with a little excitement, and sighed softly.

"Finally, the State Council was finally established"

The significance of the establishment of the Council of State Council is of course very significant. It essentially represents a voluntary severance of the imperial power, and it is also the fact that the power itself has been substantially confirmed legally. To intervene, it also needs to be confirmed by the State Council, otherwise the order will not be officially passed.

Of course, the emperor could also choose to dissolve the Council of State Councilors, but after the dissolution, state-owned councilors would need to be re-elected, and the formation of a cabinet at that time would also need to be confirmed by the Council of State Councilors, otherwise this matter would still not be possible.

For Ning Yu, this will naturally not have any impact on his authority, but for other emperors in later generations, it is equivalent to restraining the imperial power to a certain extent, and releasing the prime minister from the original cage Of course, this will damage the authority of the emperor itself-but it also means that the direction of Chu's governance will be more orderly and will not be affected by some incompetent emperors.

Therefore, when the gate of the State Council was closed, Cui Wancai stood outside the gate with a face full of relief. Although he couldn't get in, he knew that he had prepared everything for the latecomers.

(End of this chapter)